Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Guyana or South Sudan?

South Sudan, at 0.5261 against 0.4762 in Guyana as of 2010.

What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Guyana and South Sudan?

0.0499, with South Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and South Sudan?

22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guyana vs South Sudan: Cropland and pasture per person

Guyana

0.4762

in 2010

South Sudan

0.5261

in 2010

Guyana rank

14th

South Sudan rank

12th

Cropland and pasture per person over time

Guyana
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.5261 against 0.4762 in Guyana, a difference of 0.0499.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 14th and South Sudan ranks 12th of 178 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 10 and South Sudan in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1800s	1.4	0.4714	0.9294	Guyana
1810s	1.38	0.4884	0.8898	Guyana
1820s	1.34	0.5205	0.8171	Guyana
1830s	1.26	0.5548	0.7015	Guyana
1840s	1.14	0.5862	0.5561	Guyana
1850s	1.03	0.6165	0.4132	Guyana
1860s	0.917	0.6143	0.3027	Guyana
1870s	0.8258	0.6185	0.2073	Guyana
1880s	0.7373	0.6245	0.1129	Guyana
1890s	0.6673	0.6312	0.0361	Guyana
1900s	0.6083	0.6391	0.0308	South Sudan
1910s	0.5647	0.6495	0.0848	South Sudan
1920s	0.5253	0.6711	0.1458	South Sudan
1930s	0.4916	0.6887	0.1972	South Sudan
1940s	0.4615	0.7533	0.2919	South Sudan
1950s	0.4309	0.8564	0.4256	South Sudan
1960s	0.3948	1.03	0.6303	South Sudan
1970s	0.3388	0.9161	0.5773	South Sudan
1980s	0.4175	0.7209	0.3035	South Sudan
1990s	0.4624	0.6133	0.1509	South Sudan
2000s	0.4717	0.6665	0.1948	South Sudan
2010s	0.4762	0.5261	0.0499	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Guyana or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 0.5261 against 0.4762 in Guyana as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Guyana and South Sudan?: 0.0499, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and South Sudan?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do Guyana and South Sudan rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?: Guyana ranks 14th and South Sudan ranks 12th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland and pasture per person
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,796 data points, 1800–2010
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Pasture – land used for livestock grazing – and cropland are measured in hectares per person. The sum of pasture and cropland is the total land used for agriculture.